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Abortion Speakout harkens Back to Pro-choice Activism's Roots

Jan 21, 2016 / Carley Towne / Our Folks
On January 19th, over 100 people shared their abortion stories during a six hour live-streamed Abortion Speakout hosted by the 1 in 3 Campaign, a … Read More

Reproductive Justice and the Right to Die

Jan 14, 2016 / Carley Towne / Our Folks
One of the greatest achievements of the reproductive justice movement is the considerable work that has been done to weave the injustices faced by poor … Read More

Equal Opportunity for Violence is Never a Feminist Victory

Dec 10, 2015 / Carley Towne / Our Folks
If you were on the internet this week, you probably heard the Pentagon’s self-congratulatory announcement that women will be allowed to serve in all combat … Read More
Clarissa Brooks

We See People, UC Profit

Nov 13, 2015 / Carley Towne / Our Folks
Today, I was among hundreds of students and activists who shook off our campus’ reputation for political apathy and marched toward Geisel library, UC San … Read More
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Let’s Celebrate Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives for All (on our own terms)

Nov 12, 2015 / Carley Towne / Our Folks
My identity is complex and always shifting; sometimes I revel in the beauty of ambiguity and sometimes I just freak the fuck out Society has … Read More

The Gender Politics of the Looming CSU Strike

Nov 05, 2015 / Carley Towne / Our Folks
Faculty across twenty three California State University campuses voted on Wednesday, November 4, to authorize a strike if negotiations between their Union and the University … Read More

Beyond Equal Pay

Oct 22, 2015 / Carley Towne / Our Folks
Earlier this week, California Governor Jerry Brown made two decisions about women in the workplace that, at first glance, seem contradictory at best and incomprehensible … Read More

Let's Talk About the Problem of Frats

Oct 15, 2015 / Carley Towne / Our Folks
Last week, the UCLA chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon made headlines hosting what they deemed a “Kanye Western” party in which partygoers showed up in black … Read More

"Grandma" is Great, But Not Without its Flaws

Oct 08, 2015 / Carley Towne / Our Folks
After watching Grandma, I left the theatre feeling like if the culmination of all past feminist victories were really just leading up to the creation … Read More

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